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Minimum Woge Chonges-Feb. I

A number of important changes in the Minimum Wage Laws take efiect on Feb. l, 1969. In general, if you do $250,000 vol' ume, you will be subject to the law, and employees must be paid not less than the minimum wage for every hour worked and not less than time and one-half for overtime.

This is the schedule:

$1.30 per hour, beginning Feb. l, 1969, and overtime after 40 hours a week.

$1.45 per hour, beginning Feb. I, L970, and overtime after 40 hours a week.

$1.60 per hour, beginning Feb. I, 197L, and overtime after 40 hours a week.

For firms already covered before the 1966 amendments' starting Feb. l, you must pay your employees not less tha-n $1.60 per hour.

Redwood Council Nqmes Good

Loren D. o'Bud" Good has been named executive vp of the Redwood Region Conservation Council, according to Eugene A. Hofsted, president of the Santa Rosa, Calif., organization.

Good replaces Normand Traversq now executive director of the Marin Property Owners Association, in San Rafael.

As San Francisco district manager for the American Forest In' stitute since early 1965, Good has become deeply involved in conservation education and resource management information throuehout California.

He is also one of the prime movers in a project now creating a school forest in Los Angeles above the Hollywood freeway on Universal City Studio's property' to be managed and used as an outdoor classroom bv the loeal schools'

Residentiql Controcfs Advqnce

MEET DON DERBES. Don's a veteran of 23 vttir in ihe wholesale and retail lumb-er busiiress. ttlewlv promoted sales manager for both iumner anci duilding materials, Don supervises 12 outside men and five inside telephone men to ;'rvtfine service to all customers in the lniin? traOition. Don typifies Inland with pride in nii woit<, particular-ittention to the retailer's ol'oUtems ind how best to serve you. He's the healer's supplier, never his competitor.

Another 50 percent increase in apartment contract values helped push total residential contracting to $2,043,309,000 in November, ih" lut""t figures, a ten percent increase over a year ago, according to F. W. Dodge. Contracts for one-family and two-family houses fell short of last year's volume by one percent, as financing prob' Iems continued to afiect this segment of the housing market. Nonhousekeeping residential contracts, including hotels, motels, and dormitories, fell 14 percent below the year-ago value.

The seasonally adjusted index of total residential contracting rose six percent above the October level to a new record of 175.

Total contracts for non-residential building rose 26 percent above the year-ago value to $1,98I,813,000. The seasonally adjusted index, however, dipped four percent to 230, indicating the high level of contracting in this category in recent months.

INTAND BUITDING MATERIATS CO.

Box 325/Rialto, California 92376

Phone 71+A77'2OO1

[MA's Monogemenl Seminqr

A top-notch quartet of experts will speak at the fourth annual LMA top management seminar.

"Once a year," according to tle Lumber Merchants Association of Northern California's new exec. vp. Jim Norton, "LMA offers this opportunity to join fellow dealers from our area in discussing key phases in your business as well as common problems."

, Appearing are John R. Slothower, national service manager, Georgia-Pacific Corp., who will speak on store layout and remodeling. Martin Miller, M&M Audit, Los Angeles will talk on internal security and Salinas Chief Herbert Roberson on external security. Editor William Dean, Rand,om Lengths, Eugene, Ore., will tell how lumber prices originate.

The seminar runs from Jan. 12-14. Tuition is $20 for the first man from a firm, $15 for each additional man.

Eorly look qt Bqsebqll

One of the best second basemen in baseball, the Calif. Angel's Bobby Knoop, gave an inside look at the game when he spoke to a recent Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo club meeting.

It r,yas question and answer time following his speech and club members took quickly to the chance to find out what was really happening.

Golf scores were a little high earlier as the club played the Friendly Hills Country CIub course for the first time. More successful of the whackers in Whittier were Bud Nelson, low gross; John Lipani, low netl Ist flight, Bob Merritt; 2nd flight, Ted Roy; Don Bailey was the winner in 3rd flight.

US Ply-Johns Monville Nix Merger

U.S. Plywood-Champion Papers, Inc. and the Johns Manville Corp. have ended their talk of merging the two firms. No reason was given for the decision, which was described by a J-M spokesman as'omutual."

There was no indication that the possibility of government antitrus-t action might have been a factor in ending the merger bid. If the two had combined, the result would havi been oni of the largest building materials companies in the world.

Also No Merger for AFPC

_ Kimberly Clark Corp. and American Forest Products Corp. have terminated negotiations and studies of a possible acquisltion of American Forest Products Corp. by Kimberly-Clark.The talks had been announced jointly late last year.

New Formiccl Design Center

-,Formica Corp. is establishing a coordinated Desigrr CenterShowroom in Los Angeles at Robertson Plaza, hub of the West Coast design community. Formica's Los Angeles district sales office also will be located there.

Trcrffic Building Progrqms

A "five star program for increased profits in 1969,, has been announced to lumber and building materials dealers by Masonite Corp.

_ Designed to build traffic and increase sales, the five promotions have an added attraction-a new cooperative advertising plan to expand participants' marketing budgets. The promotions ure called t'Ladies' Dayoo' "Jubilee Sale," "Treasure Chest of Value,', "Truckload Sale" and "Time for Living Sale."

The hardboard manufacturer will contribute matching funds up to $50 toward local advertising for every 'ofive star" sali the deaier stages.